he plot follows the girl Sintel as she goes on a quest around the world to find a baby dragon she calls "Scales". Back in her hometown, she first discovers Scales while looking for food. However, after discovering that the wing of the dragon was injured, she helps nurse it back to health. She develops a close bond with Scales, yet one day after its wing recovers and it begins to fly, it is taken away by a fully grown dragon. Sintel travels across the world in her attempt to rescue Scales, fighting off attacks from beasts and humans. She eventually finds a cave holding a fully grown dragon and Scales. She attempts to rescue Scales, but the fully grown dragon discovers her. It nearly kills her, but hesitates. Sintel recovers and manages to slay it before realizing that over the course of her journey, Scales had grown into an adult dragon - the one she had just killed. Only then does she realize her mistake and her own aging. She leaves the scene behind her and the baby dragon, now left on its own, follows her.